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Household of William Wakefield (born 1844, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Wakefield and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wakefield, born in 1844 in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wakefield, born in 1840 in Milford, Derbyshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1866 in Eckington, Derbyshire, England), John (born 1870 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1873 in Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England) and William H (born 1879 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England).


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William Wakefield's household

Male

William

Wakefield

Head
Female

Ellen

Wakefield

Wife
Female

Mary A

Wakefield

Daughter
Male

John

Wakefield

Son
Male

James

Wakefield

Son
Female

Hannah

Wakefield

Daughter
Male

William H

Wakefield

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Wakefield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wakefield

Head

Married

37

1844

Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Ellen

Wakefield

Wife

Married

41

1840

Milford, Derbyshire, England

Mary A

Wakefield

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Eckington, Derbyshire, England

John

Wakefield

Son

Single

11

1870

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

James

Wakefield

Son

Single

8

1873

Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Wakefield

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

William H

Wakefield

Son

Single

2

1879

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

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